Sold AS The alpha King's Breeder

Chapter 5: Do You Want to Die?

I was in that dream again.

Grass wet with dew brushed against my bare legs as I glided quickly through the meadow, barely feeling the ground beneath my feet. My eyes were scanning for another glimpse of the majestic creature I’d just gained sight of a moment ago before it bound between two large pine trees.

I knew if I followed the gorgeous white pony further into the woods, I would run into him again.

“Don’t touch me!” He raised his voice, but he didn’t sit up, and his arms lay limp at his side. He wore a mask over his face. Only his onyx black eyes were visible to me.

“Do you want to die?” I retorted as I inspected his body for wounds.

“…I don’t care,” he replied quietly.

My hands paused. For some reason, his words broke my heart a little, even though he’d almost killed me just now.

I lifted my gaze to meet his. His eyes were so deep, so dark, like infinite wells, and I feared that if I spent too much time looking into them, I might not be able to extricate myself from their depths.

“Well, I do, okay?” I said. “My father would yell at me if he finds out I left someone bleeding to death in the wild! Relax. l’

m just going to bandage up these wounds.”

He grunted a bit when I lifted him off of the ground, but he didn’t fight back anymore.

Silence filled the air, and I felt I had to say something, so I started with the basic question. “What’s your name?”

He looked at me with those dark eyes and answered, “I don’t have one.”

“Really? That’s strange, because I don’t have one either.”

He cocked his head to the side and gave me a look that was a cross between confused and annoyed.

“It’s true. People just call me girl.”

“Girl?” he repeated.

“That’s right. Girl,” I gave him a big smile. My father had told me that smiles were one of the most effective ways to make friends.

But instead of returning a smile back to me, he almost seemed a bit uncomfortable and moved his gaze away from mine. “And what are you doing out here in the woods all alone?” he asked.

“Um…“ | tapped on my chin. “Have you heard of the Sun Blossom flower?”

His eyes widened slightly, and I could see that he had heard of it.

I continued, “You know, the flower that grows on the side of the mountains. I’ve heard they’re beautiful, and smell won

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derful. That’s why I came. My friend was leading me there…”

“Your friend?” he glanced around immediately, his tone

wary.

“Yes, my new friend. A little white pony…”

He let out a breath of relief, and then said matter-of-fact ly. “Those flowers, they’re not easy to get.”

“My mother also said it was a fool’s errand.” | rested my hands in my lap. “But I love flowers. Don’t you?”

He shrugged and looked down at the ground.

was suddenly extinguished. His whole body was

turned unnervingly silent, and I started to get

still here?” | couldn’t stop the trembling in my

“Is something the matter?”

his voice startled me. I looked up in shock, my mouth agape

just happened?”

flower in full bloom, its delicate purple petals speckled with gold flakes

you wanted one,” he said, handing the flower to me.

stared at the flower.

answer me, and the darkness seemed to seep in all around me again until it

I shouted, wishing I knew

to reach out to grab him, and that was when I

my pants,

was coming from

“Are you all

behind his mask, but

breathing had stopped, but the blood continued

escaped from me-I realized he was dead and that the darkness was about to

heart was pounding out of my chest as my eyes flew open and the

me a moment to remember where I was. Brushing my hand over my face, I sat up in bed

Right. The palace.

office. It was no wonder i’d had such a bloody version of my recurring dream

a glance at the clock told me that it was still quite early. It was unlikely that anyone else would be up, except for

I couldn’t go back to sleep. Not

to head to the gar den for a

inhaled deeply, feeling more optimistic and peaceful with

would be easy. I wished that my father were here so he could give me advice about how to proceed. Luckily, his lessons had been engraved in my heart. I would find a way to

and they smelled divine. I paused to breathe them

was going to be all right. I just knew it. Peace fulness settled around me, and I found

my attention and they

crashing hard to the

through the rose bushes, and then I heard what I thought were growls, followed by muttered curse words and

and I immediately recognized one of them. He was

being attacked… again. Really, how

gaining an upper hand, I decided it would be best to get back inside. But as I began to move, I stepped on some dry leaves

Shoot!

tried to hide myself, praying neither of them noticed me, but it

interrupted by me and ended shortly. Just then, I heard a familiar

had no choice but to show myself. But as one last at tempt at self-preservation, I grabbed some dirt and smeared it on my face, messing up my hair

look at me. That way, he wouldn’t recognize me as the sole survivor of the

was hard.

was open about halfway. My eyes immediately went to his chest, but then I dropped my head so that I wasn’t staring at places that I

path behind him gave me a bit of hope that maybe someone

quick succession as Jake, the Beta, stopped next to the prince,

of replying to his Be ta,

passing by, Your Highness,” I said in a quiet

it. “You may look a mess,

hard, I tried to come up with an excuse he might like for being outside. “Yes, that’s true. I was… on my way to the kitchen… to learn how to cook for you… but I got lost…….” I lifted my eyes

woman who has tried to approach me since last night.” His voice was a low rumble, and with every syllable, a new tremor of fear passed over me. “Let me make this clear. Leave me alone un less you

Jake tried to remind him, “But the king’s

| as sumed

Beta Jake glanced at me and dared

locked on me again. I felt fear coursing through my body. He took a step closer to me, and I cowered, but my

me, I will end you. Do you hear me?” His words were as cold as ice and chilled me